By RaptorTalkDeMar DeRozan has landed at Air Canada Centre and Bryan Colangelo hopes he can fill the Raptor’s glaring weakness at shooting guard, next year and for many years to come. The selection of DeRozan was a bit of a gamble which could pay huge dividends if he develops into the kind of player the Raptors feel he can become. Repeatedly, NBA analysts and insiders referred to DeMar has having one of the biggest upsides of any prospect in the '09 draft class.    ... Read Full Story

 By RaptorTalk:The first domino fell in Raptorland in what promises to be a very busy off-season for Bryan Colangelo. Here’s what we learned.Very Busy Summer: Those were Bryan’s words. Clearly he is not standing pat. He mentioned the draft, trades and free agency as options to upgrade the Raptors. Look, what we have now isn’t working so I’m in favor of some bold moves and Bryan is prepared to take drastic action if required.           &nb... Read Full Story

  By RaptorTalkBecause he would be leaving $30 million on the table, I don’t really expect Chris Bosh to walk away from the Toronto Raptors as a free agent in 2010. Admittedly, there is a slim possibility Bosh could leave if the Raptors collapse (again) and struggle through a miserable 20 win season. Even then, my bet in that scenario is that Bryan Colangelo would move Bosh at the trade deadline and not let him walk with nothing in return.There have been some rumblings that Chris Bosh fe... Read Full Story

 By RaptorTalkThe Raptors are getting close to having to make some very important decisions regarding the path they follow with Chris Bosh. Within the next three weeks, Bryan Colangelo needs to decide if he trades Bosh for the best package available or if he chooses to hold on to Bosh and offer him a max deal in 2010. Of course, we all know that Bosh will not stay in Toronto for anything other than max money – 6 years/ $130 million.While my personal preference would be to flip Bosh for a... Read Full Story

 By RaptorTalkGot an email from Michael at Tesh Media asking us to do him a favor. Because it is dead slow in Raptorland we are happy to oblige his request.John Tesh, a former sportscaster, an early host of Entertainment Tonight and a musician/radio host is running a video contest with $20,000 in prizes. The reason we are promoting this is because John is the composer of one of our favorite pieces of sports music - Roundball Rock ....aka 'The NBA on NBC Theme Song'. Every time we... Read Full Story

 By RaptorTalkAs is tradition, President Obama welcomed the UConn Lady Huskies to the White House on April 27th. The Lady Huskies are the new reigning NCAA Womens basketball champions.What is not tradition is to then be invited by the President to shoot hoops at the White House. That's a thrill that few hoops fans and players will ever experience.Based on the video, it certainly appears that Barack Obama still has game. Here's the hoops video, followed by the Official Welcoming C... Read Full Story

 By RaptorTalkThe talk after media day focused on Chris Bosh’s statement that he would "not demand a trade". While that sounded good, we know from someone who was personally at the media scrum that those comments were literally squeezed out of a sweating Chris Bosh by Michael Grange and Bruce Arthur’s persistent prodding and questioning.                      &... Read Full Story

 By RaptorTalkThe post season speculation and rumors around Raptorland began to heat up the day after Toronto’s season ended. It started on the FAN590 with Doug Smith, Jack Armstrong and Doug Maclean and it continued on RaptorsTV Hoops later in the day. Doug Smith of the Toronto Star said that its 95/5 likely that Jay Triano is appointed the full-time head coach by the first week of May. Jay will get 2 years and a third year team option starting at around $2 million to $2.25 million... Read Full Story

 By RaptorTalkYes, no doubt it was a very disappointing season for Raptor Fans - maybe the most disappointing ever based on the high expectations from last fall. No one can argue with that. However, there were some positive signs that emerged from an otherwise dismal season which ended less than two hours ago.       In no particular order, here are our Top Ten Raptor Positives from the 2008-2009 season:#1.  It’s over!!!That’s it. This awful season ... Read Full Story

  By RaptorTalkThe Verzion Center in Washington, DC has been the home of three of the craziest three balls in Toronto Raptors history.The first was Mo Pete's famous last second Hail Mary after Michael Ruffin's bonehead turnover. Then there was Anthony Parker's game tying three ball at the buzzer.Last night was no different. Ex-Raptor Juan Dixon unexplainedly coughed up the ball and gave the Raptors new life. Chris Bosh, who had missed his last eleven three ball attempts came ... Read Full Story